Scoresby Victoria—Legislative Assembly | |
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State | Victoria |
Dates current | 1945–1976, 2002–2014 |
Electors | 39,121 (2010) |
Area | 45 km2 (17.4 sq mi) |
Demographic | Metropolitan |
The Electoral district of Scoresby was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was first created after the district of Upper Yarra was abolished in 1945. George Knox was the last member for Upper Yarra and the first for Scoresby. [1] The electorate was abolished after a redistribution in 1976, being replaced by the district of Wantirna. Geoff Hayes then became the first member for Wantirna. After the 2002 redistribution, the electorate was replaced, once again returning as the electoral district of Scoresby. The first member for Scoresby, Kim Wells, was also the last member for Wantirna. The seat was again abolished in 2014 and replaced by Rowville.
First incarnation (1945–1976) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Sir George Knox | Liberal | 1945–1960 | |
Bill Borthwick | Liberal | 1960–1967 | |
Geoff Hayes | Liberal | 1967–1976 | |
Second incarnation (2002–2014) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Kim Wells | Liberal | 2002–2014 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Kim Wells | 20,745 | 59.05 | +5.93 | |
Labor | Garry Nightingale | 10,388 | 29.57 | -2.82 | |
Greens | Salore Craig | 2,821 | 8.03 | +1.52 | |
Family First | Rachel Hanna | 1,178 | 3.35 | -3.42 | |
Total formal votes | 35,132 | 95.57 | -0.36 | ||
Informal votes | 1,627 | 4.43 | +0.36 | ||
Turnout | 36,759 | 93.96 | -0.16 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Kim Wells | 22,259 | 64.14 | +2.97 | |
Labor | Garry Nightingale | 12,598 | 35.86 | -2.97 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.97 | |||
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